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‘Cash or Card?’: Why More Financing Choices Drive Consumers’ Decisions on Which Retailers to Shop

Retail TouchPoints

The customer experience is paramount to the success of today’s retailers. A recent study of more than 4,700 consumers from Bread Financial indicates payment choices — including retail store credit cards, bank branded credit cards and buy now, pay later (BNPL) — at checkout have become a major factor in pleasing shoppers and closing a sale.

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Shopify Invests in Wholesale Marketplace Faire, Expands Reach into B2B Ecommerce

Retail TouchPoints

Shopify has taken a stake in the B2B retail marketplace Faire and is establishing Faire as the recommended wholesale marketplace for its millions of global merchants through a deeper integration between the two platforms. The size of Shopify’s stake in Faire was not disclosed.

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Holiday Shopping Fails – 2021 Sales Fall Short

GetElastic

Amid supply chain issues and a national labor shortage, it seems shoppers made the bulk of purchases earlier in the season to ensure no disappointments on Christmas morning, as retailers offered deep deals as early as October to get a jump on the season. Physical store traffic rose from last year, but still well below pre-pandemic levels.

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The Complete QuickBooks POS Review 2021

Ecommerce Platforms

In this article, we will determine if the QuickBooks Point of Sale system is the best choice for your business. QuickBooks POS is a feature-packed Point of Sale system created by Intuit. Is it the right choice for your business? And what are the features or highlights of this Point of Sale system?

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June 2021 COVID-19 + Ecommerce News Roundup

ROI Revolution

Published June 30, 2021. Ecommerce vs. in-person: Pandemic impacts in 2021. After surging nearly 34% in 2020 due to the pandemic, ecommerce retail sales are expected to grow a more modest 13.7% this year while non-ecommerce sales will see 2.2% Total retail sales will reach a record $5.86

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Best Ecommerce Platform Australia (Nov 2021): Top Picks

Ecommerce Platforms

Features include: Dedicated tools for retail and restaurants. Point of sale system access. However, there are additional costs you may need to consider, like paying fees for advanced restaurant tools or point of sale systems. Small business users and startups love WooCommerce for it’s flexibility and ease-of-use.

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How Inflation Is Affecting Retail Businesses?

Korona

If you are a retail business owner, chances are you have experienced increased prices for your products from your suppliers in the last several months. While economists and the National Retail Federation still expect U.S. While economists and the National Retail Federation still expect U.S. Table of Contents.